WI: Oswald kills Jackie?

Assuming Oswald isn't killed by Ruby in this scenario, he'll probably be tried by the States of Texas for the murder of Jackie Kennedy in Dallas. The killing of a President-much less a member of his family-wasn't a federal crime in 1963. So, it's the State of Texas or bust, and murder down there, then as now, is a capital crime. And he'll certainly be convicted of same. Whether or not a death sentence will be carried out in that era is another matter. Executions were becoming ever more rare in that period, even in Texas (the last Texas execution in the pre-Furman era was in 1964). So, who knows?

Oswald is dead. Getting rare or not by that time we are talking about assassinating the First Lady in Texas. He would be a dead man walking.
 
How can I support a man who won't leave politics to take care of his motherless children?

It's possible to think about it both ways.

I don't disagree that there would be great sympathy for Kennedy in public opinion, but much still depends on what actually happens in 1964, who the Republicans nominate, and so on.

"She was my biggest supporter and my best friend. She passionately believed in what I am trying to accomplish as President. To not seek reelection and implement the agenda we shared would take a tragedy and turn it into a senseless one. Accordingly, in order to continue working toward the vision of America and the world we shared, I will be a candidate for re-election in 1964."

Landslide.
 
I wrote a TL about Oswald going to trail for the two murders. He would certainly still kill Officer Tippit ITTL. I did not think a Dallas judge would give Oswald a plea bargin, unless he or she was retiring. So he would probably get the death penalty. I thought that conspiracy theorists would file enough appeals to drag his case past 1972 and have Fuhrman v Georgia cancel his execution. The death of a First Lady would not inspire nearly as many conspiracy theories. oOswald is more likely to be executed ITTL.

A trial in Dallas is almost certain grounds for reversal and retrial. I think even a first year law student could make the case that he couldn't get a fair trial in Dallas. By the time the case is tried, then works its way through Texas and Federal appeals and is retried and again appealed, you're getting close to the Furman decision.
 
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